Is this low oil pressure???

[morepowerjoe]

Originally Posted by Saffir3

I have an SS camaro with an LS3 engine thay has 99,000 miles I was doing some mildly hard driving in the canyons and this is my oil presure when i got to the top. I feel like this is too low for idle. Is my engine going out, how can i fix it if it is, or am i just trippin. When im at redline i get arround 4bar-4.5bar whitch i think is normal. The check engine light is for catless long tubes and no other issues.

Was this the first time you drove it this hard?

[Mouse330]

Originally Posted by Saffir3

its 2.0-2.3 bar witch is above the minimum you stated, am I ok?

Is that at 1000rpm? If it is that’s good, it’s over the spec of 24psi(1.65 bar)

[Saffir3]

I usually do a couple pulls from 0-130 and my oil has never gotten this hot, but the reason its soo hot now was because I was "tracking" it arround the mountains.

[Saffir3]

Originally Posted by Mouse330

Is that at 1000rpm? If it is that’s good, it’s over the spec of 24psi(1.65 bar)

I think its fine just time for a cam upgrade and a high volume oil pump

[morepowerjoe]

Originally Posted by Saffir3

I usually do a couple pulls from 0-130 and my oil has never gotten this hot, but the reason its soo hot now was because I was "tracking" it arround the mountains.

Well I would think that since this was your first time doing that kind of driving is the reason the temp got so high and just plain thinned the oil out. I would say that your ok for now unless you intend to do that kind of driving all the time and in that regards I would recommend stepping up to a 5W40 or a 10W40 weight oil. It should raise your pressure to around 5 psi than what you currently have at the same temperature. At least that's what mine does from 5W30 to 5W40.

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[jeff657756]

Originally Posted by Saffir3

I think its fine just time for a cam upgrade and a high volume oil pump

That wont solve your issue. Changing to a thicker oil that's not the right spec for stock bearing clearances won't solve your issue. Those are band aids. Its one thing if your baseline has been kind of low and it has always stayed there, but your car has continually lowered idle pressure over time.

[SlowLS1]

Originally Posted by jeff657756

That wont solve your issue. Changing to a thicker oil that's not the right spec for stock bearing clearances won't solve your issue. Those are band aids. Its one thing if your baseline has been kind of low and it has always stayed there, but your car has continually lowered idle pressure over time.

This OP. If you are loosing pressure overtime, I'd pull the filter and tear the element out of it and see what if any material is in it. You may find it's time for a refresh.

Granted the oil temp was a bit higher this time. I'd be curious to know what it pressure it idles at given the same temp as last time.

[SSE 4 2SS]

Originally Posted by FasNuf

Good Catch!
Here's the highlights.

Before at idle it was at 1.4 Bar.

Weather is a factor, as the temp in the current image is 27° higher than the Feb image. (210° vs 237°) At the upper end of the range, that’s very significant… Is he running a winter weight oil vs a summer weight. Winter weight oil might be thinning out excessively reducing pressure… How many miles accumulated between Feb and current image…

The 1000 rpm image above is also 34° cooler oil… We can’t compare apples and oranges… but that image is significantly above spec for a warmed engine at 1000 rpm…

We need additional information… which can be hard to duplicate, given the conditions…

[SSE 4 2SS]

And keep it respectful…. Everyone…